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Bunker Adjustment Factor (BAF)

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BAF surcharge on base freight when bunker price moves above a trigger - liner trades and contract affreightments.

Formula

$$ \text{BAF} = \max(0, P_\text{current} - P_\text{trigger}) \cdot F $$

Symbol legend

SymbolMeaningUnitSource
$P_\text{current}, P_\text{trigger}$Current and trigger bunker pricesUSD/tCP / invoice
$F$Voyage fuel consumptiontBDN

Sources

  • BIMCO - BUNKER CLAUSE 2022.